Spanish Teacher

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory; California (MO); On-site; USD 69,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established educational institution is seeking a passionate Spanish Teacher to inspire high school students in their language learning journey. This full-time position offers the opportunity to engage students through a dynamic curriculum that emphasizes cultural connections and critical thinking. You will play a pivotal role in fostering an inclusive and supportive environment, helping students to realize their potential while upholding the school's mission of service-oriented leadership. Join a vibrant community dedicated to academic excellence and personal growth, where your contributions will shape the leaders of tomorrow.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Spanish and teaching credential preferred.
• Experience working with high school students is required.

Responsibilities

• Teach Spanish and facilitate development of language skills.
• Maintain an engaging learning environment and assess student progress.
• Collaborate with colleagues on curriculum and school activities.

Skills

Spanish Language Proficiency

Teaching Skills

Collaboration

Culturally Responsive Teaching

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Spanish

Master's Degree

Job description

Mission Statement:

Inspired by the Daughters of Charity and the De La Salle Christian Brothers, in partnership with families, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's mission is to provide the finest education in an inclusive Catholic community of faith. We prepare our high school students to become service-oriented leaders with a commitment to living the Gospel.

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (SHC) is a Lasallian Vincentian Catholic, co-educational college preparatory secondary school located in the heart of San Francisco, California. We provide academically rigorous, vibrant learning grounded in social justice and student-centered pedagogy. Our entire community is committed to cultivating each student's unique talents and passions, providing myriad opportunities for students to discern and realize their individual intellectual, artistic, athletic, social, and spiritual potential. SHC is a San Francisco Archdiocesan High School that is cosponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, District of San Francisco New Orleans and the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Province of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.

As an inclusive Catholic community of faith, we respect and support our students, faculty, and staff and their sense of belonging in an increasingly diverse world. At SHC, such respect is grounded by our mission and carried out through our Lasallian Vincentian Catholic educational traditions. In these efforts, we prepare our students as future leaders to model our credo, "Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve".

Category: Faculty

POSITION TITLE: Spanish Teacher
SUPERVISED BY: Principal
FLSA STATUS: Full-time (5/5th)
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 1, 2025
COMPENSATION: $69,626 - $109,376 per year

Position Summary
This is a 5/5 (100% FTE) position, teaching preparatory Spanish.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Model Lasallian/Vincentian charisms;
• Support SHC's mission, philosophy, and Integral Student Outcomes;
• In collaboration with World Language Department colleagues, and per department goals (see World Language Goals):
• Following the National Standards for Foreign Language Education, facilitate development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Spanish;
• Encourage students to gain experiential knowledge of other cultures, make connections across disciplines, explore the natures of language and culture by comparisons with their native language and culture, and actively participate in bilingual communities, beginning with the World Language classroom;
• Design and implement standards-based learning to facilitate critical thinking and mastery of essential skills and understandings as determined by the level learning team;
• Provide regular and varied formative and summative assessments to demonstrate achievement and to facilitate students' ability to understand their progress toward learning targets;
• Maintain an engaging and constructive learning environment, in both physical and virtual learning spaces;
• Communicate consistently with students, parents, and school personnel;
• Keep current and complete electronic grading and attendance records;
• Collaborate in the school's cocurricular activities, service learning, and retreat programs;
• Engage in professional development, especially our four-year New Faculty Professional Development and Support Program, becoming a reflective and growth-minded practitioner who integrates best and next teaching practices rooted in the SHC mission;
• Actively participate in SHC's strategic initiatives to strengthen meaningful diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging practices, especially strategies to support equitable learning, culturally responsive teaching, social emotional learning, and universal design for learning;
• Strengthen the mission of SHC and the charisms of the Daughters of Charity and De La Salle Christian Brothers and Department of Catholic Schools through their formational programs.

Position Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Spanish;
• Teaching credential or working towards it; single-subject teaching credential in Spanish preferred;
• Experience working with high school students;
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively to promote student learning.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s Degree;
• Experience teaching in a Catholic high school setting;

The statements herein describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee assigned to this position and should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so assigned.

Certifications and/or Licensure
Teaching credential

Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be present in front of students for long lengths of time; to be able to handle or feel, as well as be able to communicate. The employee is frequently required to reach. The employee is required to move throughout multiple campuses and floors. The employee may lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sacred Heart Cathedral is an equal opportunity employer.

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt

To apply, submit resume and cover letter through the link above.

Sacred Heart Cathedral is an equal opportunity employer:
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship from the Archdiocese or Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will consider, for employment, qualified applicants with criminal histories.
Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

This position is currently accepting applications.